Uhtred the Elder

Uhtred the Elder (died 866) was the elder son of Ealdorman Uhtred of Bebbanburg and the older brother of Oswine. In 866, when the Vikings began to land in Northumbria, the father Uhtred had his son take men to the riverbed to see how many Danes were arriving. Uhtred was taunted by Earl Ragnar and his crew, who mooned the Anglo-Saxon spies, so Uhtred insulted them by saying that the Christians had the better God. Uhtred ignored his father's not to fight and instead did battle with the Vikings, leading to his death. Ragnar - riding Uhtred's hose - threw Uhtred's head onto the bridge in front of the castle before leaving, and Ealdorman Uhtred had Oswine rebaptized as "Uhtred" to formally make him his heir.